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1995 Thunderbird "?"
Okay here goes, I am just looking for advice, I am trying to help my
roommate with her 1995 2-door Ford T-bird LX. All I know is she needs a new motor for it . It is 3.8 v6 supercharged automatic car. Where would I begin looking for this? I've looked online and have priced them at approx. $2000-$3000. I was wondering is it possible to use a motor from a different year? Our friend is helping us out and is willing to do the work on it for free if we can just come up with the parts necessary to get this car back going again. My roommate loves this car - it's her "baby" and I really want to help her out but I have no clue where to begin. Is there more information I need to get to find the right part? I practically know nothing about cars except that this car means the world to her and I'd love to one day surprise her with more options than just looking at it sitting there and not running. Any suggestions/advice would be greatly appreciated. Thanks! Ern |
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1995 Thunderbird "?"
Call a local salvage yard ,they can locate one and also tell you if
different year engines interchange. "Ern" > wrote in message ups.com... > Okay here goes, I am just looking for advice, I am trying to help my > roommate with her 1995 2-door Ford T-bird LX. All I know is she needs a > new motor for it . It is 3.8 v6 supercharged automatic car. Where would > I begin looking for this? I've looked online and have priced them at > approx. $2000-$3000. I was wondering is it possible to use a motor from > a different year? Our friend is helping us out and is willing to do the > work on it for free if we can just come up with the parts necessary to > get this car back going again. My roommate loves this car - it's her > "baby" and I really want to help her out but I have no clue where to > begin. Is there more information I need to get to find the right part? > I practically know nothing about cars except that this car means the > world to her and I'd love to one day surprise her with more options > than just looking at it sitting there and not running. Any > suggestions/advice would be greatly appreciated. Thanks! > Ern > ----== Posted via Newsfeeds.Com - Unlimited-Unrestricted-Secure Usenet News==---- http://www.newsfeeds.com The #1 Newsgroup Service in the World! 120,000+ Newsgroups ----= East and West-Coast Server Farms - Total Privacy via Encryption =---- |
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1995 Thunderbird "?"
Most cities of any size have a distributor of rebuilt engines. The best
thing to do is contact one of them. Shipping costs will kill you purchasing anything that isn't local. The engines in cars don't change in design as frequently as you might think and most likely that basic engine was used for many years with only the engine accessories being changed. If you hadn't mentioned the fact that this particular car means the world to her I would say you could probably replace the vehicle cheaper than a rebuilt motor will cost. If you really have a serious desire to keep this exact vehicle and you can not afford to purchase a rebuilt motor then as an alternative to purchasing a motor from a wrecking yard (which always scares me becuase you basically know nothing about the motor) you may be able to find a running T-bird with a crappy body or blown transmission that you can get for less than half the price of a rebuilt motor then just junk the rest of the car. It isn't a perfect solution but at least you know the motor runs and you can hear it run and if you have more man-power than money it could be worth while. If you go that route really look out for stuff like smoke from the tail pipe, listen for knocking, etc. It doesnt matter about the way the body looks or if the transmission works, all you need is the engine. |
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